John Henry (senator)

John Henry (November 1750-16 December 1798) was a US Senator from Maryland from 4 March 1789 to 10 July 1797, preceding James Lloyd, as well as Governor of Maryland from 17 November 1797 to 14 November 1798 (succeeding John Hoskins Stone and preceding Benjamin Ogle).

Biography
John Henry was born in Dorchester County, Maryland in 1750, and he studied law in London. He worked as a lawyer in Dorchester County before serving in the House of Delegates from 1777 to 1780 and in the State Senate from 1780 to 1790, and he went on to serve as one of Maryland's inaugural US Senators from 1789 to 1797 and as Governor from 1797 to 1798. Originally a Federalist Party member, he later joined the Democratic-Republican Party.